• Teresa “Tee” Hannigan, is the director of information systems for the Parker Companies. She went to work for them when there was only one store that was an old-fashioned service station with a convenience store attached to it. “There was someone who pumped gas, cleaned your windows and checked your oil.”

• Gary and Robin McClune own the Ogeechee Meat Market, a place they say is “just an old fashioned butcher shop” where “you can still come here and buy half a cow or pig.” They sell all natural, choice Black Angus beef and make all their own sausages, 15 varieties, along with all-beef hot dogs.

• Health care attorney Mills Fleming advises lack of interest on the part of many states in the new health care exchange system mandated by the Affordable Care Act is just one indication that the switch to the new system will be a painful one and will add an additional layer of regulation and administration to an already-complex process.

• Former professional football player and UGA graduate Matt Stinchcomb writes that the coming Super Bowl can provide an interesting opportunity to look at the impact of health care reform on employer sponsored benefits and suggests the NFL can teach us some things.

• Business professor Kenneth Zapp says a new Savannah resident and former Washington insider named Jeff Connaughton has written a book — The Payoff; Why Wall Street Always Wins — described by Inc. magazine as one of the best business books of the year for 2012.

‘Time Starts Now!’ contest begins Thursday

The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS) will hold its first “Time Starts Now!” competition on Thursday at the Benedictine Military School Gym.

The public is invited to attend to cheer on teams as they compete in “Minute to Win It” style challenges. Admission is $10; $5 for kids 12 and under, which includes dinner catered by Corleone’s. There will be a cash bar and door prizes will be drawn throughout the evening. Competition begins at 6:30 p.m.

Event chairwoman Marcie Moxley said all team and half team slots are taken.

“We are excited that the business community has shown such enthusiasm for this event,” Moxley said. “We hope to make it an annual fundraiser for LDSS.”

Each team of 10 members or half-team of five members will receive a competition T-shirt, dinner ticket and two drink tickets. The full team entry fee is $1,000 and the half-team entry fee is $550. Prizes and gifts will be awarded to the winning champion team. Competitors should arrive by 6 p.m.